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Insurance sometimes covers it, but a windshield company makes money through the insurance company many times, not necessarily through you. Sometimes you pay in the end for the higher insurance premiums down the road though, depending on your state and insurance package.
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This has been bothering me about Verizon’s current marketing push around every individual on a family plan being able to get ‘the unlimited plan they need’. I haven’t been in the market for a ‘family unlimited plan’ and frankly understand little about mobile billing in general, so I have no idea what pain point Verizon is claiming to address with this model - but the concept on its face makes no sense to me. How can…
> I have no idea what pain point Verizon is claiming to address I recently shopped for an "unlimited" family plan for my kids. The pain point is "can I watch video?" As best I can determine, "unlimited" has become a marketing term for "yes, you can stream Netflix, to some degree." There might be a cap on the number of GB of transfer, after which you pay a fee for more; or you can have no cap, but a limit after which…
I can't believe this post is making the rounds again six years later. Reply All did a great podcast about a similar issue, it's worth a listen! https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/104-case-phantom-calle...
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This has been bothering me about Verizon’s current marketing push around every individual on a family plan being able to get ‘the unlimited plan they need’. I haven’t been in the market for a ‘family unlimited plan’ and frankly understand little about mobile billing in general, so I have no idea what pain point Verizon is claiming to address with this model - but the concept on its face makes no sense to me. How can…
> I have no idea what pain point Verizon is claiming to address I recently shopped for an "unlimited" family plan for my kids. The pain point is "can I watch video?" As best I can determine, "unlimited" has become a marketing term for "yes, you can stream Netflix, to some degree." There might be a cap on the number of GB of transfer, after which you pay a fee for more; or you can have no cap, but a limit after which…
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I worked for a now defunct company that was making $7mm/year doing this. With only 4 people on payroll.
Out of curiosity, why did it go defunct?